Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 564: The prince is in an embarrassing situation and the reform of the capital is fully launched
Early in the morning on the fifth day of December, the contents of the imperial edict were published in the newspapers, and the emperor concluded the witchcraft case.This sudden turmoil is finally over.

The way it ended was beyond everyone's expectations: in the past month, they had been building momentum for changing the crown prince and threatening to depose the emperor.

But in the end, he lifted it high and put it down gently.Only Queen Zhou, the biological mother of the prince, Concubine Qian Ling, the former queen, and Concubine Wan Chen lost their lives and status.

Others, how they were before, are how they are now.

Yang Xun even received a custom-made screen task for next year.At this point, Yang Xun finally believed Wang Yan's analysis. As expected, today's emperor is tolerant and does not care about things.

Next, the court's focus returned to Enke.December [-]th is the day of the provincial examination.

After passing the provincial examination, [-] candidates for the literary examination and [-] for the martial arts examination were selected from across the country.

In February next year, there will be the general examination and the palace examination.The results were released in early March and officials were dispatched, all in one go.

The reason for this rush was that the war in the south was going too smoothly and there was an urgent need to send officials to take over the occupied land.

The cabinet repeatedly invited the emperor to hold court meetings, but Zhu Qiyu declined politely.

However, Zhu Qiyu did not do everything right, and promised to hold a Zhengdan Dynasty on the first day of the first lunar month of the fourth year of Jingtai to summarize the past year and make overall arrangements for the new year.

People with keen judgment have realized that the fourth year of Jingtai is a very important year, and many great things will happen.And during the Zhengdan Dynasty, the emperor will have many things to announce.

Although the cabinet was unable to meet the emperor, it was finally given great autonomy by the emperor. Now that there was no trouble of yielding to the emperor, it could handle military and political affairs in an orderly manner.

Only the status of the prince was in extreme embarrassment.

For Zhu Jianshen, his father had been under house arrest, completely losing his freedom, and his influence on the government was almost negligible.Not only did his mother die, she was also blamed and deposed as a commoner.

It would be extremely embarrassing for a prince whose parents were both sinners to have an uncle-nephew relationship with the emperor.

The East Palace officials Liu Dingzhi, Lin Cong, Ye Sheng and others were also completely desperate. In this situation, unless the emperor died suddenly in the past few years, Zhuge Liang would be reincarnated and there would be no way to assist the prince in ascending the throne.

As long as eight years pass, the emperor's eldest son and second son will be over ten years old, and then even if the emperor suddenly dies, it will have no effect.

These facts are so obvious that even the eunuchs and maids of Ciqing Palace can see clearly.Therefore, the change in the attitude of the people in the palace towards the crown prince was visible to the naked eye, and it was almost an undisguised slight.

Princess Annan and Princess Korea, who were engaged to the prince, were even more arrogant.

Concubine Cheng, who was responsible for taking care of the crown prince, was powerless to do anything about it. In other words, concubine Cheng didn't want to make any effort for the crown prince at all.

After the Tumubao Incident, the emperor sent sixteen women to Emperor Gongrang.Later, there was a mutiny in the capital, and Queen Zhou hanged a large number of concubines in the name of not being humiliated by the rebel army.

Of those sixteen women, only seven, including Cheng Fei, survived by chance.

Concubine Cheng and others naturally wanted revenge. The emperor handled the witchcraft case so smoothly this time. It seemed that there was a lot of luck, but in fact it was also inseparable from the efforts of the seven sisters of Concubine Cheng.

Underneath the appearance of chance is an inevitable cycle of cause and effect.

Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.

December [-]th is the day of the provincial examination.

Zhu Qiyu freed up twenty Buddhist temples in the capital specifically for the accommodation and preparation of candidates.

This good governance has been well received by students rushing to take exams.The capital has a lot of land and a lot of money, so it's not easy to live there.Good candidates have no fixed place to live, but a group of bald donkeys who have done no great service to the country live in a magnificent temple and are full of fat. It is infuriating to think about it.

Not only did students support it, a few days ago, the emperor issued an edict announcing that all Buddhist temples in Beijing would be converted into schools, libraries and other public places for study and education.More than [-]% to [-]% of people in the capital expressed support for this move.

The dissatisfied part is the person who loves Buddha to the core.

However, the emperor left a concentrated Buddhist worship area in the outer city, which can be regarded as leaving a way of survival for those who love Buddha to death.

Usually for such a big exam, it will rain on the day.It's winter now, the weather is cold and it's snowing.Zhu Qiyu was leaning on the soft couch, admiring the snowy scenery outside the window.

The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest, and Zhu Qiyu is in a good mood.

Qianxue and Suxi took turns reading the military report from the south. Zhu Qiyu counted on Lin Xiangyu's fingers: "Annan, Burma, Bengal, Ming Dynasty has three more provinces.

In these three provinces alone, the Jinshi selected by Enke this time may not be enough.

There is also the establishment of a province in Gansu, which will also require a large number of civil servants and generals to fill it.

There is also Northeast China, which also needs to be established as a province.If the state of Nuer Gandusi continues, it will take less than a hundred years for the unworthy descendants to shrink back.

In two years, Usi Tsang will be established as a province, Eastern Chagatai will be established as a province, Siam, Champa, and Chenla will all be provinces.If it doesn't work out, I'll have to open Enko two or three more times. "

Qianxue finished reading the southern military report and continued: "There are also military reports from the north. North Korea has troops on the border with unknown intentions."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Although I have no interest in attacking North Korea, if they insist on seeking death, I don't mind giving them a ride.

But I don’t send it myself. I ask Japan to send North Korea one way, and then I send Japan one way.

Finally, a trading system was formed using the wild products of Korea and Jurchen, the gold and silver minerals of Japan, and the porcelain, tea and other materials of Ming Dynasty.

By then the imperial court will have money, and then it will build a more powerful navy and go to the West to spread the gospel of the Ming Dynasty. "

Lin Xiangyu smiled and said, "My husband has such a big heart. The ten fingers of my family are not enough for you to count."

"Hey, I just used an excuse to get close to my beloved concubine. In fact, my mental arithmetic ability is quite strong."

Just as he was talking, Ningxiang and Linglong came over carrying a tray with more than a dozen cups, bowls, plates, and pots on it.

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "What is this?"

Ningxiang smiled and said: "The sisters in Shandong are not coming back to celebrate the New Year, so they specially sent some gifts back. These are newly fired utensils from our Liulichang in Qingzhou."

Zhu Qiyu took a teapot and looked at the sunshine outside the window.The body of the pot is crystal clear, with several plum blossoms drawn inside. There is a beauty under the plum blossoms sniffing the fragrance of the flowers. It is really bright, eye-catching and lifelike.

After looking at it for a long time, Zhu Qiyu praised: "What an ingenious craftsmanship. The technique of painting inside is the same as that of a snuff bottle, except that this one is much larger than the snuff bottle.

Okay, let's use it to reward others, we don't want to use it ourselves. "

Ningxiang asked curiously: "Since my husband praises it for its exquisiteness, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "It contains harmful things such as lead. If adults are exposed to such things for a long time, it will affect fertility and shorten life span.

Children who are exposed to this kind of thing for a long time are prone to developmental delays, especially if their brains are affected, and they will become stupid. Even multiple poisons are superimposed, and they will die early.

Let's use jade down-to-earth, which is better than anything else. "

Ningxiang nodded: "That's true, since I came to Yuquan Mountain with my husband, living in jade piles every day, drinking jade spring water, and taking hot spring baths, I sleep much better than before, and I feel light in body and mind. Comfortable, I feel like I’m getting younger and younger every time I live.”

Hearing this, Lin Xiangyu teased: "Don't ramble on. It's because you are watered by your husband every day. Of course, you are becoming more and more hydrated."

Ningxiang counterattacked: "It sounds like you have received less water than me. Look at your white and rosy skin, it looks like it was moisturized by men."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you are all the same slaves, and you can clearly distinguish between those who are more and those who are less. It is better to let Xueer read the military report from the northwest. I am anxious to know who the obedient king of Wala is. No work for me.”

Qianxue smiled and said, "Yes, King Su sent the Ganzhou left guard, led by Prince Su, to station in Yijinai. Then Prince Su led the army to the northern grassland to burn wasteland all day long, and Oala was already burned out."

(End of this chapter)